Sources: BBC
At least 50 people are killed in a mass shooting and bombing inside a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria. 2022-06-5
Nigeria says it has uncovered an alliance between bandit gangs and the Islamist Boko Haram group. 2022-04-13
Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS "Esbern Snare" opens fire and kills four pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after being fired upon. Four other pirates are detained and taken aboard by Frogman Corps. The incident took place 25 to 30 nautical miles south of the territorial boundary of Nigeria. 2021-11-25
At least seven police officers are killed in a shooting spree in Rivers State, Nigeria. 2021-05-7
Heavy floods, following recent heavy rainfall in Adamawa, Nigeria, kill at least 10 people and displace several hundreds more. 2018-09-13
Nigeria extends voting in its general election for a second day due to delays and malfunctioning equipment. So far, Boko Haram attacks have killed 43 people. 2015-03-29
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for a general election. Gunmen kill at least 15 voters including an opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in Gombe. 2015-03-28
Bombings hit the Nigerian cities of Gombe and Bauchi, killing at least 26 people. 2014-12-22
Nigeria announces an end to its fuel subsidy scheme leading the Nigeria Labour Congress to call for strikes and street protests. 2012-01-1
A parliamentary election is to take place in Nigeria, but is postponed to 4 April as voting materials did not arrive on time. 2011-04-2